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January 15, 2018

Business & Economy

Ward Hadaway advises on major sale of international publishing company

The Yorkshire Corporate team at law firm Ward Hadaway has provided legal advice on the sale of publishing company Wichtig International to SAGE Publishing – the international independent academic publisher Based in Cheshire, with a subsidiary in Italy, Wichtig International…

January 24, 2020

Feature

Shepherd Offshore celebrates strong year with £30 million turnover

A North East offshore property and warehousing company is celebrating a strong end to the financial year, with a £4 million jump in turnover. Shepherd Offshore, which is owned by the Shepherd family, specialises in property development, warehousing facilities, and…

May 13, 2024

Business & Economy

First Psychology: Redefining mental health support

First Psychology has opened a new counselling and psychology centre in Newcastle, offering a wide range of therapy and wellbeing services. Set up in Scotland 15 years ago by Professor Ewan Gillon, First Psychology now…

July 22, 2019

Business & Economy

Water company will use games technology to boost business

Northumbrian Water has teamed up with Gateshead College to pioneer a virtual reality training tool that will improve key areas of the business. Games students have made a splash at one of the North East’s biggest employers with a new…

July 4, 2023

Business & Economy

Five minutes with… Nicky Jolley

Nicky Jolley is managing director of HR2day, the Darlington-based provider of human resources support to firms across the North East and beyond. Here, she tells Steven Hugill about the company’s growth, why HR is far more than a…

November 3, 2022

Business & Economy

Interview: A design for life

Charlotte Staerck has gone from playground provocation to the vanguard of sustainable luxury. Once mocked for taking a handbag to school, she has transformed her passion for style into The Handbag Clinic, which is leading the way…

February 24, 2022

Business & Economy

Iced-drinks company ‘krushes’ sales record and announces growth plans

International iced-drinks company Polar Krush has announced its most successful finish to a year ever, despite a turbulent start to 2021.

October 12, 2020

Business & Economy

Young Communicator of the Year joins Newcastle’s McBryde & Co

Communications specialist Ruth Edmundson has joined Newcastle based PR and content consultancy McBryde & Co as a senior PR and content executive. She is the current Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) North East Young Communicator of the Year. The…